The surface of flooring having the higher quality that is exposed to view after installation.

[Read more →]

A floor that is not attached directly to the sub floor. The floor lays over the sub floor, or existing flooring material. Floating floors can generally be installed over many types of existing floors, including vinyl, concrete, wood, ceramic, and even some indoor/outdoor carpeting.

[Read more →]

Flooring, of hollow vitrified clay masonry units, which is used in a sewage treatment plant.

[Read more →]

A measure of relative combustibility. The flame spread of a tested material is rated relative to asbestos cement board (flame spread = 0) and red oak flooring (flame spread = 100).

[Read more →]

The wide irregular conspicuous figure in Quartersawn oak flooring.

[Read more →]

Hand saw with teeth about 1/3 of the length of the blade along the top, with the bottom of the blade being fully toothed and curving down and away from the front tip, allowing the saw to cut into solid surfaces.

[Read more →]

Material that is used to finish off a floor.

[Read more →]

Floor covering usually consisting of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

[Read more →]

Second layer of flooring material placed over the rough flooring or flooring planks in a structure and is often a polished floor made of oak or other hardwoods.

[Read more →]

Flooring boards in random widths.

[Read more →]